Along Came a Spider
2001 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.4 · 37% critics
After the death of his partner, a forensic psychologist and best-selling author retires, but a kidnapping of a senator’s young daughter pulls him back in. Working with a Secret Service agent, he follows a winding trail of clues as the kidnapper signals he wants to play personally, not just for ransom.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,064 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this twisty detective thriller if you want tense kidnapping suspense and a methodical lead, but Not for you if you dislike farfetched plots or predictable outcomes like in Murder at 1600 or Striking Distance.
Pros: gripping kidnapping mystery; Morgan Freeman lead; twists and turns | Cons: too straightforward puzzle; low jeopardy; implausible elements
Themes
- based on novel or book
- detective
- fbi
- teacher
- psychologist
- psychological thriller
- whodunit
- cat and mouse
- secret service
- child kidnapping
- u.s. senator
- ransom demand
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Morgan Freeman
as Alex Cross
Monica Potter
as Jezzie Flannigan
Michael Wincott
as Gary Soneji
Dylan Baker
as Ollie McArthur
Mika Boorem
as Megan Rose
Anton Yelchin
as Dimitri Starodubov
Kim Hawthorne
as Agent Hickey
Jay O. Sanders
as Kyle Craig
Billy Burke
as Ben Devine
Michael Moriarty
as Senator Hank Rose
Directed by Lee Tamahori